General knowledge quiz
The Chinese zodiac in order
Twelve animals, shuffled. Arrange them in the order of the cycle, starting with the Rat.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 12 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 12
- Sort by
- Lunar year
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
The order is fixed: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Knowing the animal of any one year gives you all the others.
- 2020 began a new cycle with the Rat.
- The Dragon is the only animal of the twelve that is not a living species.
- The score is the longest run of animals in correct order.
Sources
- [1]Hong Kong Observatory. Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table.
Note on the data. The order follows the years 2020 to 2031 in the Hong Kong Observatory's Gregorian-Lunar calendar conversion tables, read on 3 October 2026; the date shown for each animal is the first day of the first lunar month of its year.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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